Racemic pantothenic acid, derivatives thereof, and processes of preparing same



Patented Mar. 12, 1946- RACEMIC PANTOTHENIC Acm, DERIVA- TIVES THEREOF, AND PROCESSES or PRE- mame SAME Eric Thomas Stiller, New York, N. Y., assignor to Merck & (30., Inc., Rahway, N. J., a corporation of New Jersey No Drawing. Application July 3, 1940,

Serial No. 343,780

1 Claim. (Cl. 260-501) This invention relates to racemic pantothenic vacuum pump at 40 C., and then extracted with acid, derivatives thereof, and processes of pre- 400-500 cc. reagent acetone. The clear superp the same. natant liquor is taken to dryness under reduced 1' have discovered that. racemic pantothenic pressure at 30, and dried at 40 in high vacuum. acid may be obtained by reacting a p-alanine Yield of racemic pantothenic acid is 5.69 gm.

ester with racemic-a-hydroxy-fi,fi-dimethylgamma-butyrolactone. Such lactone may be Example H prepared by reacting isobutyraldehyde and T0 a Solution of of racemlc P formalin to give 2,2-dimethyl propanol-3,-al-1, tothenic acid-in cc. methyl alcohol, neutralized which is treated with HCN to form the rr 10 with sodium methylate, is added a solution of sponding nitrile, which, upon hydrolysis, gives the f b nzylthmronium chloride. The mix- Said lactone. ture is allowed to stand for an hour, evaporated The new compounds of the present invention to dry the residue exilacied w not have available growth promoting properties. acetone, and filtered from sodium chloride. The

combined acetone extracts are concentrated until Example crystallization begins. The crystalline benzyl Four grams of racemic a-hydroxy-p,B'dimeththiuronium salt of racemicpantothenic acid yl-gamma-butyrolactone are mixed with 8 guns. (0.9 gm.) is recrystallized from acetone as colorof freshly distilled fl-alanine ester, and heated for less needles, M. P. l36-l3'7 C. 3 hours on an oil bath, so that the contents of 20, Example In the flask remained at a constant temperature of 70 C. After cooling, the mixture is dissolved in 0-1344 of Iacemic Dantothenic acid are 300 cc. of 0.45 N barium hydroxide solution and dissolved in 2 of alsolute ethanol The the solution allowed to stand for 3 hours The coholic solution is titrated with an aqueous solubarium is removed quantitatively t 6 N 1- tion of quinine methohydroxide until neutral to phuric acid, and the barium lf t removed and nitrazine yellow. The solution is concentrated washed twice with water. The aqueous solution in Vacuo at and the residue crystallized and aqueous washings are dju t d to pH 5. from alcohol-ether as rosettes of colourlessneewith pyridine, and the water removed at 25-30 dies- C. under reduced pressure. The almost colorless Example 1V oil is dissolved in 8 cc. of alcohol, and 400-500 cc. To a solution of 11 2 m of racemic acstoiie are added slowly with stirring- The tothenic acid in 25 cc. of absolute alcohol, are mixture is allowed to stand at 0 C. till the preadded 239 f hrucine The mixture is cipitated oil separates, and the clear supernatant fiuxed 1 hour, and evaporated to dryness. The liquid is decanted The insoluble material is residue is taken up in 10 cc. of acetone, and on twice retreated with alcohol and acetone in the cooling, crystallizes in clumps Th bpucine Salt same manner. The combined acetone-alcohol of racemic t t m i h a M. P. 9s 100 liquors are concentrated under reduced pressure Q (with evolution of gas). 25 2 33. at 25 C. to a thick oil, and dried in high vacuum. c=1.9% ethanol) The viscous, almost colorless, oil is dissolved in 40 The shiychnme quinine and ephedrine Salts 35 cc. of water and neutralized to pH 7.5 with can he prepared i ilar a r,

barium hydroxide, and continuously extracted rvitih ether for 18 hours to remove unchanged Example V ac one.

The barium is removed quantitatively with 6 N A soluti n of 5 mof racemic Pantothenic a d sulphuric acid and the barium sulfate washed in 25 cc. of water is neutralized with calcium dartwice with water. The combined solution and bonate. After removal of the excess calcium carwashings are adjusted to pH 5-6 with pyridine bonate by filtration, the solution is evaporated and evaporated under reduced pressure at 25-30 to dryness at 25 C. in vacuo. The resulting C. The residue is thoroughly dried on a high hard, colorless mass on treatment with acetone Example VI 3 gm. of racemic pantothenic acid are dissolved in a mixture of 10 cc. of pyridine and 10 cc. of acetic anhydride, and heated at 100 C. for 1% hours. The mixture is evaporated to dryness in vacuo at 45 C., and thoroughly dried under high 20 vacuum. Yield 3.1 gm. of viscous, yellowish diacetate of racemic pantothenic acid.

Example VII 6 gm. of racemic pantothenic acid in 20 cc. acetone are added to an excess of diazo methane in ethereal solution. After standing for 3 hours. the ether and excess'diazo methane are removed by distillation. The residue is taken up in ether and extracted with a solution or sodium bicarbonate. The ethereal solution is dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, and evaporated to dryness. The methyl ester may be purified by distillation at 60 and 10- mm. Yield of the methyl ester of racemic pantothenic acid is 5.3

The foregoing examples are given by way of illustration and not 01' limitation, and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

I claim:

Ephedrine salt of racemic pantothenic acid.

ERIC T. STILLER. 

